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The National Dragster photographers were all over Gainesville Raceway on Friday of the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, capturing all of the on-track and off-track action.

The gauntlets were laid down for Saturday’s Pep Boys All-Star Top Fuel Callout as the top drivers in the class made their first-round callouts for the $80,000-to-win special event, held during qualifying at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway.

Erica Enders is poised to become the winningest female driver in NHRA history, while Brittany Force will almost assuredly become the sport's leading female winner in Top Fuel.

It was a historic season in many respects for Ron Capps last year, as the veteran Funny Car standout won his second straight world championship in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Season and gives Capps plenty of momentum going into 2023.

For just the second time, the Camping World NHRA Drag Racing Series, kicks off a season at historic Gainesville Raceway with the 54th running of the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals. The first of 21 national events this season, the Gainesville event is also one of the most historic and most prestigious races in the sport.

With plenty of momentum from a number of major announcements in the off-season, the FuelTech NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by Type A Motorsports is set to open the 2023 season as part of the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals.

Kicking off the new season, Tricky Tipster, NHRA's resident odds-maker, has elected to go with reigning NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series champs Brittany Force, Ron Capps, Erica Enders, and Matt Smith as his pre-race favorites for the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals.

Reigning Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown champion David Barton will return to Gainesville Raceway to begin his title defense at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals.

In advance of the 54th annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, NHRA and Top Fuel team owner and driver Josh Hart hosted a massive car show and FanFest at Burnyzz Speed Shop in Ocala, Fla.

NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle racer John Hall will donate signage of his Suzuki Pro Stock motorcycle to Doug Herbert’s national pro-active teen defensive driving program B.R.A.K.E.S. for the 2023 racing season. 

Let's take a quick trip in the wayback machine to 1983, where we review the Top 5 moments from a very memorable NHRA Gatornationals.

Prior to the season-opening Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, teams in Top Fuel, Funny Car, and the FlexJet Factory Stock Showdown took part in a multi-part test. Here is a full report on Wednesday’s action.

Fresh off a record-breaking season and her second world championship in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season, Top Fuel star Brittany Force has no plans of letting up — or slowing down.

Paul Lee will roll into 2023 with a new six-disc clutch system and new backers of his FTI Performance Funny Car when he kicks off the season at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals.

In separate announcements, Kalitta Motorsports reported that it has signed extensions with longterm partners Fifth Third Bank and Revchem Composites.

The FTI Pro Mod Showdown award will take place during the qualifying and the first round of eliminations in the FuelTech NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by Type A Motorsports at this weekend’s Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals.

Prior to the season-opening Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, teams in Top Fuel, Funny Car, and the FlexJet Factory Stock Showdown took part in a multi-part test. Here is a full report on Tuesday’s action.

The 2023 season has only just begun, but for Cody Krohn, this year has already been unforgettable. In February, Krohn earned a license to race Top Fuel in NHRA, and less than a month later, he reached his first final round in Top Alcohol Dragster.

Nitromethane-burning Funny Cars with body styles from the 1960s and 1970s began earning championship points in the Legends Nitro Funny Cars Series at last weekend’s Good Vibrations March Meet.

Bobby Cottrell in Nostalgia Funny Car and Wayne Ramay in A/Fuel led the list of regular winners at the Good Vibrations March Meet at Famoso Dragstrip, the opening event of the NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series season,

FuelTech, an industry leader in performance engine management systems, will continue as the title series sponsor of the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series for the 2023 season. In addition, Type A Motorsports has been named the presenting sponsor for the category this year.

Jim Dunn Racing Funny Car and hauler will be sporting new graphics for the 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season that will include Colorado Jack Popcorn.  

Crew chiefs Jimmy Prock and Danny Hood talk about offseason moves and preseason plans for their respective John Force Racing teams heading into this week's season-opening Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals.

Summit Racing Equipment will again be the title sponsor of the NHRA Summit Racing Jr. Drag Racing League. Young racers will again have the opportunity to compete in exciting eight-car shootouts that will be held at seven different NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series national events.

GETTRX, powered by Global Electronic Technology, Inc., will sponsor Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Hector Arana Jr, and the Arana Racing team for a full 2023 season.

NHRA will provide free streaming coverage on NHRA.tv of testing from Gainesville Raceway in advance of the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals Monday through Wednesday.

The last “Duel in the Desert” is set for Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park, as the final NHRA Arizona Nationals will take place on March 24-26 at the facility just outside of Phoenix.

NHRA and Rooftec, owned by veteran NHRA sportsman and Pro Stock competitor Rodger Brogdon, have partnered for a unique bonus program set to take place at the prestigious Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.

Julie Nataas and Matt Gill led the list of winners as the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Southeast Division was in action with the eighth annual Baby Gators at Gainesville Raceway.

The Pep Boys NHRA Top Fuel All-Star Callout is back to help kick off the season at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway, and with it comes a trio of first-time competitors in the specialty race.